Overcoming Low Self-Esteem
What is Low Self-Esteem?
Do any of the following attributes accurately describe how you feel about yourself?
- Uncertain
- Troubled by self-doubt
- Inadequate
- Inferior
Do any of them describe you to a T? Are you overcritical about yourself, unable to believe you’re entitled to the good things in life? If so, these are signs that your self-esteem is low – and low self-esteem can be both painful and damaging.
We all have a general opinion of ourselves, of our value as people. Most people’s self-opinion is a realistic mixture of good and bad – we are aware of our weak points as well as our strong features. But when that opinion is entirely negative ("I am useless, worthless, no good to anybody"), then that is low self-esteem.
About the Author
Melanie Fennell is the author of the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) guide Overcoming Low Self-Esteem. She is Course Director in Cognitive Therapy for qualified healthcare professionals at Oxford University’s Department of Psychiatry. She is also the author of Overcoming Low Self-Esteem Self-Help Course.
Overcoming Low Self-Esteem is a classic self-help guide, now recommended as part of the NHS Books On Prescription scheme. It can help you to work, systematically and consistently, to challenge and replace these negative values.